Cairo, the capital of Egypt, may be the city where the largest number of museums around the world is located. The Egyptian Museum of Antiquities will be the star of all museums in Cairo, which is often visited by all tourists who spend their holidays in Egypt. However, in Cairo there are at least 30-40 museums with all kinds of displays from different eras.
During the last period, the city of thousands of minarets witnessed the opening of an interesting new museum. The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, which was partially opened in February. The museum is very remarkable, and travelers traveling around Egypt are invited to visit them while they are in Cairo.
The idea of creating a national museum of Egyptian civilization emerged in 1982, when UNESCO announced the creation of such a museum together with the Nubian Museum in Aswan. The foundation stone of the museum was installed in 2002. Today, the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization welcomes several visitors who go to Egypt.
The museum has a huge surface area of 33.5 acres, the surface area of the buildings is 130,000 square meters. It is expected that the museum will feature 50,000 exhibits from different periods of Egyptian history, ending with contemporary works. The complex also has warehouses that are equipped with the latest technologies that are used in other famous museums of the world, such as the Louver and the British Museum.
The partial opening of the National Museum of Civilization has held an exhibition of Egyptian crafts over the years. The collection includes 42 pieces that demonstrate four traditional crafts that the Egyptians excelled in production; ceramics, carpentry, jewelery and weaving. This collection of displays will interest many travelers from different parts of the world who visit Egypt.
Demonstrations showing Egyptian handicrafts include exhibitions from the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, the Weaving Museum on Al Mui Street, the Coptic Museum and the Museum of Islamic Art. This is in addition to the repositories of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. The result was actually quite capable and impressed those present at the opening ceremony.
Among the most interesting exhibits on display at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization is a collection of ceramics, which dates back to the pre-dystatic era in Egypt. There is also a chair belonging to the mother of King Cheops, the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Travelers traveling through Egypt are advised to explore the museum.
Another interesting chair in the museum is that which belongs to the period of the Old Kingdom. The department contains 120 complex pieces of wood that illustrate the talents and skills of the ancient Egyptian masters. There are also some wooden doors with magnificent decorations and ornaments that were made in Upper Egypt at different times.
